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A lisp to automatically scale a dwg from 1"=1' to full scale?

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mrmom77

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Jun 20, 2001
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If anyone can give me some pointers and maybe get me pointed in the right direction. I would like to be able to automatically change the scale of a whole directory of 1"=1' drawings to full scale drawings. I know it would be easier to change one drawing, and I would be extremely happy figuringonly that one out.
Thanks in Advance
travis
 
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Do you have Autocad 2000 or greater
use the viewports toolbar select your viewport and then goto the toolbar and in the little drop down select the scale you wish and you can do this globaly to each viewport by selecting them all and then goto the toolbar and set it the same

sorry i couldn't tell you how to "MASS" change a folder of drawings if everyone helps everybody the world will be a better place
 
This looks like a nice job for a VBA macro.

Are we talking about writing a new scale into the plot dialog box, or
to rescale the model space graphic elements?
 
Yes tigrek, I would like to rescale the model space graphic elements.
 
I have a question. Do you mean that the drawings were drawn at 1"=1' instead of full scale? If so why?
Could it be that the drawings are drawn at full scale and the layouts or titleblock in model space are 1"=1'?(OK, that was 3 questions)
Steve Smith
Product Engineer
Staco Energy Products Co.
 
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